Juan Gonzalez homered three times and Dean Palmer and Doug Strange also connected for Texas, which tied a team record with five home runs. Palmer has 28 home runs this season. He and Gonzalez have hit seven against Baltimore.
Texas has hit 24 home runs off Orioles pitching, setting a team record for homers against one team in a season. The Rangers have won four in a row from Baltimore in the last week, outscoring the Orioles 40-15.
Texas’ sixth victory in seven games moved it seven games over .500 for the first time this season.
Roger Pavlik (9-6) extended his winning streak to three games with eight innings of four-hit pitching. He struck out two and walked two.
Fernando Valenzuela (4-9) lasted only two innings, giving up five runs and five hits with one walk.
